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Gillette Police Investigate After Human Skull Found In Storage Unit
While going through the contents of a Gillette storage unit sold at auction, a human skull was found, believed to be from a white male age 30-50. Local police are investigating.
Clair McFarlandOctober 30, 2023
Gillette Man Accused Of Trying To Kidnap Woman Not Too Mentally Ill For Trial
A Gillette man accused of trying to kidnap a woman from a Walmart store and take her to his home has withdrawn his plea of not guilty by reason of mental illness and will face a jury trial.
Clair McFarlandOctober 30, 2023
Men Claim Wyoming Ranch Was A Nightmare Of Forced Teen Labor, Trafficking
Two men who spent time at the Triangle Cross Ranch in Powell, Wyoming, claim in a federal lawsuit they were trafficked to the ranch, where they were abused and used as forced labor.
Clair McFarlandOctober 30, 2023
Group Challenging Cody LDS Temple Claims City Planner Manipulated Approval
A new filling in a lawsuit filed by a Cody, Wyoming, neighborhood group challenging a planned LDS temple alleges the city planner, who’s also a church member, manipulated its approval.
Leo WolfsonOctober 28, 2023
Laramie County Sheriff Releases Bodycam Video Of Deadly 2022 Shootout
Saying the public should be able to see bodycam videos of officer-involved shootings, Laramie County Sheriff Brian Kozak released a narrated account of a deputy's deadly shootout with a defiant suspect last Halloween.
Clair McFarlandOctober 27, 2023
UW Settles With Evangelist Who Called Out Trans Sorority Member
The University of Wyoming has settled with the Laramie evangelist who sued it for censoring his speech about a transgender sorority member and will pay $35,000 for his legal fees. UW will be blocked permanently from censoring or banning Schmidt over his views on Langford’s sexual identity.
Clair McFarlandOctober 27, 2023
Cheyenne Man Accused Of Trying To Arrange Sex With 7-Year-Old Boy
A Cheyenne, Wyoming man didn’t know he was chatting with an undercover FBI agent when he reportedly sent images of child pornography, tried to arrange a sexual liaison with a 7-year-old boy and said he’d previously done sexual acts with children.
Clair McFarlandOctober 27, 2023
Wyoming Supreme Court Says Inmates Can’t Sue Over Getting Wrong COVID Vaccine
The Wyoming Supreme Court on Thursday ruled against three prison inmates who sued over being given a brand of COVID-19 vaccine they didn’t consent to get.
Clair McFarlandOctober 27, 2023
Someone Shot Cheyenne Family’s Cat 19 Times, Left It To Die
Janice Lee of Cheyenne hopes the community exposes whoever “tortured” her cat, shooting it 19 times with a pellet gun and leaving it to cry and bleed, so that person can get mental help.
Clair McFarlandOctober 27, 2023
Family Of Wyoming Woman Missing For Two Months Desperate For News
The last confirmed contact with 33-year-old Torrington, Wyoming, resident Azia Saldana was two months ago, and now her family, local police and private investigators are looking for any information on her disappearance and whereabouts.
Andrew RossiOctober 25, 2023
Wyoming Supreme Court Says Former Lawyers Didn’t Cheat Tribe Out Of $5.5 Million
The Wyoming Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled that a judge and jury were correct in their rulings that the Northern Arapaho Tribe’s former lawyers did not misappropriate $5.5 million in tribal money.
Clair McFarlandOctober 24, 2023
Riverton Woman Among First Charged With Felony Shoplifting Under New Law
A 48-year-old Riverton, Wyoming, woman with nine prior theft convictions is among the first to be charged under a new state law that allows felony prosecution for repeat shoplifters and thieves.
Clair McFarlandOctober 24, 2023
UW Kappa Members Want To Appeal Dismissal, Not File New Case
The Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority says six women suing it over the induction of a transgender member should try their case again in the court that dismissed it, but the women say that judge has made up his mind and it's time for an appeal.
Clair McFarlandOctober 24, 2023
Vet Says Riverton Woman Ran 'Amphitheater Of Suffering' For Starving Animals
A Riverton woman was sentenced to probation Monday on eight counts of animal cruelty, but she maintained she didn’t starve two dozen farm animals to death in what a vet called an "amphitheater of suffering."
Clair McFarlandOctober 24, 2023
Bairoil Couple Survived Wild Gun Attack Because God Was ‘Watching Our Backs’
A Bairoil couple recalls the harrowing barrage of bullets their uncle reportedly unleashed on them during an unhinged rant over money. Although they were hit multiple times, they survived because God was "watching our backs."
Clair McFarlandOctober 23, 2023
Casper-Area Man Accused Of Pulling Pistol To Enforce Neighborhood Speed Limit
A 62-year-old Casper-area man is accused of threatening neighbors and others with a pistol on multiple occasions, including brandishing it to enforce a 20 mph speed limit.
Clair McFarlandOctober 23, 2023
Four Wyoming Doctors Tell Court Abortion Is Not Health Care
Arguing that abortion is not health care, four Wyoming doctors are asking Teton County District Court Judge Melissa Owens to let them file a brief in an ongoing lawsuit on Wyoming’s abortion bans.
Clair McFarlandOctober 21, 2023
DCI: Thermopolis Cop Cleared Of Other Complaints Prior To Killing Suspect
The Thermopolis police sergeant who broke into a man’s home, triggered a shootout and killed the man had been cleared of other professional complaints one week prior, an investigative report says.
Clair McFarlandOctober 20, 2023
‘Please Stop’: Hanna Market Pleads With Anonymous Toilet Paper Thief
People have been stealing the extra rolls of toilet paper from the Hanna Hometown Market women’s bathroom, prompting the manager to make a public plea: “Please stop.”
Greg JohnsonOctober 20, 2023
Lander Man Accused Of Molesting Girls For 4 Decades Gets 40-50 Years In Prison
A 72-year-old Lander man convicted of sexually abusing a 7-year-old girl, and accused of molesting two other young girls going back more than four decades, was sentenced Thursday to 40-50 years in prison.
Clair McFarlandOctober 19, 2023
Wyoming Sues EPA For Not Acting On Its Coal Ash Plan
Wyoming sued the Environmental Protection Agency on Wednesday, asking a federal judge to make the agency act on the state's plan for disposing of coal ash.
Clair McFarlandOctober 19, 2023
Gillette Man Claims Stand-Your-Ground Immunity In Bloody Beer Bottle Fight
A Venezuelan immigrant accused of having a beer bottle fight with another immigrant claims he shouldn’t be prosecuted under Wyoming’s stand your ground self-defense law.
Clair McFarlandOctober 18, 2023
Laramie Man Accused Of Hurling Watermelon At Pregnant Woman Could Face Prison
A Laramie man could get prison time if convicted of assaulting a pregnant woman by hurling a watermelon, corn cob, metal trash can and vase at her. He’s scheduled to enter a plea to the charges Thursday.
Clair McFarlandOctober 18, 2023
Thermopolis Cop Who Killed Man After Breaking Into House On Leave
The Thermopolis Police Department sergeant who broke into a home in April, triggering a gunfight that caused a man’s death, has been placed on administrative leave, the town of Thermopolis announced late Tuesday.
Clair McFarlandOctober 18, 2023